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POEMS OF PLACES. SCOTLAND. Volume 1 (of 2)
by LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Armorial bookplate of Henry Payne McIntosh on the front pastedown with an old auction clipping on the front endpaper. On the bla
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Armorial bookplate of Henry Payne McIntosh on the front pastedown with an old auction clipping on the front endpaper. On the blank page opposite the page with the inscription is written in dark ink: "Bangs & Co. Sale, Jany 4/1900 $10xx." Bright, clean, and Fine. Gilt and black-stamped green cloth with all edges stained red (4" x 6"); x, 246 pages. The first volume, of two, of poems about Scotland edited by Longfellow and including contributions by Burns, Scott, Wordsworth, and others. INSCRIBED on the verso of the dark green front endpaper and SIGNED by the editor: "Professor Boyeson/with kind regards/of the Editor./Jan. 7, 1877./Henry W. Longfellow." Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen was a Norwegian-American author and college professor. He is best remembered for his novel GUNNAR: A TALE OF NORSE LIFE, which is generally considered to have been the first novel by a Norwegian immigrant in America.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021634
- Title
- POEMS OF PLACES. SCOTLAND. Volume 1 (of 2)
- Author
- LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Armorial bookplate of Henry Payne McIntosh on the front pastedown with an old auction clipping on the front endpaper. On the bla
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- Signed, Scotland, Poetry, Henry W. Longfellow, 19th Century Literature, 19th Century American Literature, Anthology, Association Copy
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; Scotland;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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